In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, the Royal Theater is listed with 500 seats.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Royal Theater with 450 seats. It must have opened as the Royal Theater, and was renamed Mount Hope Theater at a later stage.
There was also a Princess Theatre with 500 seats, also located on Main Street and operating prior to 1941 thru to 1950 and beyond….
The painted murals in the Regent Theatre, Melbourne are locted in The Royal Promenade. They were by Quentin Sutton, a 23 year old, who had studied at Melbourne’s Swinburne Technical College and at the National Gallery Art School. The Murals are named ‘The Fruits of Glory’ and ‘Barter with the East’. These were destroyed in the 1945 fire and were replaced in the rebuild by murals by George Browning, depicting scenes from Lawrence Olivier’s 1944 film “Henry v
Murals in the original auditorium (later destroyed by fire) were by Portia East, a highly regarded artist who had exhibited in London & Paris, and was a lifelong and assiduous fighter for women’s rights. These were re-placed by murals by artist Charles Bush.
Details from the book: The Regent Theatre: Melbourne’s Palace of Dreams by Frank Van Straten (1996)
Joe; Google Maps picture what looks like the rear of a theatre on W. Pearce Street when looking at the 315 W. Texas Avenue address. The 8200 S. Main Street is way off.
A beauty salon, known as Leisel Bridge to Beauty Inc. operates from this address. Whether its out of the theatres lobby, or an adjacent store in the building, I am not sure.
The 1927 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists an ‘un-named’ theater is planned by the Folpad Reality Co. at Tucson Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. This could be the Floral Theatre? Today, Tucson Avenue does not exist on maps.
Chuck, You are correct, it is “Bye Bye Birdie” (the 1963 movie) as the main attraction. I didn’t spot that (late at night here in the UK!) and I noticed the neoned letters on the advertising above the marquee, similar to how many London live theatres advertise. What I noticed more was the banner sign above the entrance advertising “Little Red Riding Hood” (Matinees Only). I was not aware of a film title of this children’s story, and presumed it to be a live production. However, searching IMD there was an animated movie of LRRH made in Spain in 1960, which was released in a dubbed version in the USA in 1963. So I was incorrect regarding the ‘live theatre’ use.
Incidently, there was an XXX Adult version of “Little Red Riding Hood” made in 1988, but that’s way off!
Chuck, I just added the extra details in the intro. Also…..looking at Patricia’s photo of the Colony which you posted, I would say it was operating as a live theatre at that point of time.
In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, the Royal Theater is listed with 500 seats.
The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Royal Theater with 450 seats. It must have opened as the Royal Theater, and was renamed Mount Hope Theater at a later stage.
There was also a Princess Theatre with 500 seats, also located on Main Street and operating prior to 1941 thru to 1950 and beyond….
Two photographs of the Regal Cinema, as a Mecca Bingo Club in August 1983:
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Closed and ‘For Sale’ in August 1988:
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A 1950’s photograph of the Cine Plaza in the city of Juarez:
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2221136133
The painted murals in the Regent Theatre, Melbourne are locted in The Royal Promenade. They were by Quentin Sutton, a 23 year old, who had studied at Melbourne’s Swinburne Technical College and at the National Gallery Art School. The Murals are named ‘The Fruits of Glory’ and ‘Barter with the East’. These were destroyed in the 1945 fire and were replaced in the rebuild by murals by George Browning, depicting scenes from Lawrence Olivier’s 1944 film “Henry v
Murals in the original auditorium (later destroyed by fire) were by Portia East, a highly regarded artist who had exhibited in London & Paris, and was a lifelong and assiduous fighter for women’s rights. These were re-placed by murals by artist Charles Bush.
Details from the book: The Regent Theatre: Melbourne’s Palace of Dreams by Frank Van Straten (1996)
Joe; Google Maps picture what looks like the rear of a theatre on W. Pearce Street when looking at the 315 W. Texas Avenue address. The 8200 S. Main Street is way off.
I know of at least a couple of Odeon Theatres in the United Kingdom which had Cafe’s.
Odeon Worthing
Odeon Bristol
A beauty salon, known as Leisel Bridge to Beauty Inc. operates from this address. Whether its out of the theatres lobby, or an adjacent store in the building, I am not sure.
The facade and entrance of the Schauburg, photographed in August 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/16807917@N00/207905056/
Photographed at night in June 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/16807917@N00/159895996/
A colour photograph of the entrance to the Classic Cinema in April 1981:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/projection/weymouthc.jpg
A vintage photograph of the Odeon in September 1949, playing the Odeon release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/weymouth.jpg
A close-up of the entrance in December 1970:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/weymouth2.jpg
Vintage photographs and more details here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/BalhamTheatres.htm
A vintage photograph of Balham Paladium Picture Theatre in around 1915:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/3032998792/
The 1927 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists an ‘un-named’ theater is planned by the Folpad Reality Co. at Tucson Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. This could be the Floral Theatre? Today, Tucson Avenue does not exist on maps.
A vintage view of the Cinematograph Theatre in around 1914:
http://flickr.com/photos/kevp/222396167/
Interior after the fire:
Foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060580/
Circle foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060586/
Demolished auditorium:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060576/
Photographs of the December 2008 fire:
http://flickr.com/photos/maccer/3105085911/
A set of photographs taken just prior to demolition:
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A set of photographs showing the demolition of the Regal Cinema:
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A vintage photograph of the ABC in the 1960's
http://flickr.com/photos/31016052@N05/2921788623/
Joe: I have added the Idyl Hour Theatre and first Iris Theatre, and they now have their own seperate pages.
Chuck, You are correct, it is “Bye Bye Birdie” (the 1963 movie) as the main attraction. I didn’t spot that (late at night here in the UK!) and I noticed the neoned letters on the advertising above the marquee, similar to how many London live theatres advertise. What I noticed more was the banner sign above the entrance advertising “Little Red Riding Hood” (Matinees Only). I was not aware of a film title of this children’s story, and presumed it to be a live production. However, searching IMD there was an animated movie of LRRH made in Spain in 1960, which was released in a dubbed version in the USA in 1963. So I was incorrect regarding the ‘live theatre’ use.
Incidently, there was an XXX Adult version of “Little Red Riding Hood” made in 1988, but that’s way off!
Chuck, I just added the extra details in the intro. Also…..looking at Patricia’s photo of the Colony which you posted, I would say it was operating as a live theatre at that point of time.
A vintage photograph of The Erdington Picture House from 1935:
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A vintage photograph from 1958, of the Palace Cinema’s entrance foyer:
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The Cine Benlliure, photographed in February 2009:
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The Lichtblick Kino photographed in February 2009:
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